The New York Mets today announced the selection of righthanded pitcher Michael Fulmer from Deer Creek High School (OK) with the 44th overall pick in the 2011 First-Year Player Draft. Fulmer, 18, went 10-2 with a 0.72 ERA and 127 strikeouts in 68.0 innings for Deer Creek High School, located in Edmond, OK. The righthander also appeared at first base and third base during his career with the...
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A few minutes ago, I caught a tweet from the Buffalo Bisons that read: Lucas Duda has vaulted his average 46 pts the past 10 games. It sounded pretty impressive so I thought I’d investigate further. The hulking 6-4 outfielder is mashing the ball for the Bisons and in just 115 at-bats, Duda has slugged eight home runs and driven in 19 runs while scoring 18 of them. If you were to prorate...
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In case you missed the Mets game on ESPN last night, Bobby Valentine had plenty to say about the Jose Reyes situation. Bobby V held nothing back when he erupted during the sixth inning of the game when the camera panned the stadium and showed several fans holding signs that read “Don’t Trade Reyes” and “Sign Jose Reyes”. “I’m finding it difficult to...
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MMO Flashback: Originally Posted on March 29, 2011 Every Major League franchise has had their share of first round busts ever since 1965 when baseball adopted the First-Year Player Draft or the Amateur Draft or the June Draft or the Rule 4 Draft, choose your poison. The Mets have drafted 57 players in the first round, 24 of which were pitchers and 17 of those were of the right handed variety. If...
Read MoreI piqued your curiosity didn’t I? Collins actually did say that, but he wasn’t referring to the trade deadline – he was responding to a question about moving Jose Reyes from the leadoff spot to batting third in the lineup. As ESPN pointed out last night, there are plenty of reasons why some people look at Terry Collins as the anti-Jerry Manuel. Collins provided yet another...
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